• Energy and environmental sustainability
• Solar-driven desalination systems
• Materials modelling and digital transformation

ERC sectors

SDG

• Premio "Optime" Unione Industriale di Torino conferred by Unione Industriale di Torino, Italy (2001)
• ENI ITALGAS PRIZE conferred by ENI - ITALGAS, Italy (2006)
• Premio UIT per la miglior tesi di dottorato conferred by Unione Italiana Termofluidodinamica, Italy (2007)

• Advisory Board member - Open Knowledgebase of Interatomic Models (OpenKIM), Stati Uniti (2018-)
• Steering Committe member - Unione Italiana di Termofluidodinamica (U.I.T.), Italia (2016-2022)
• Steering Committe member - European Materials Modelling Council (EMMC), Europeo (2014-2019)

• THERMO (2020-), Editorial board member
• COMPUTATION (2012-), Editorial board member

• Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (2020-2025)

• Visiting Researcher, presso Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - JSPS (5/9/2009-26/9/2009)

• Coordinator of the Master Program “Development of innovative design / construction guidelines, technologies and processes for advanced components and thermal systems with enhanced performance for vehicle applications”, organized for DENSO Thermal Systems. (2017-2019)
• Deputy Coordinator of the Degree Program in Mechanical Engineering. (2016-2020)
• Member of the Executive Board of “Alta Scuola Politecnica - ASP” (http://www.asp-poli.it/), a multidisciplinary and unique international honour program, created by Politecnico di Milano e Politecnico di Torino. (2016-2020)

• European Materials Modelling Council (EMMC), working group on Mesoscopic Models (2014-2019). Coordinamento

• Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Unit D.3 — Advanced Materials and Nanotechnologies. 2014
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION
• Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Unit D.3 — Advanced Materials and Nanotechnologies. 2016
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION
• Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Unit D.3 — Advanced Materials and Nanotechnologies. 2015
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION

• ENERGETICA, 2021/2022 (38. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• MATERIALI, PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI E SISTEMI PER LA TRANSIZIONE ENERGETICA, 2021/2022 (38. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2020/2021 (37. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2019/2020 (36. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2018/2019 (35. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2017/2018 (34. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2016/2017 (33. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2015/2016 (32. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2014/2015 (31. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2013/2014 (30. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2012/2013 (29. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2011/2012 (28. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2010/2011 (27. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2009/2010 (26. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO

• Collegio di Ingegneria Meccanica, Aerospaziale, dell'Autoveicolo e della Produzione. Componente

PhD

• Elementi di fisica dello stato solido per l'ingegneria. A.A. 2017/18, FISICA. Teaching assistant
• Elementi di fisica dello stato solido per l'ingegneria. A.A. 2018/19, FISICA. Teaching assistant
• Energy for future factories. A.A. 2017/18, ENERGETICA. Teaching assistant
• Energy for future factories. A.A. 2019/20, ENERGETICA. Teaching assistant
• Computational heat and mass transfer. A.A. 2017/18, ENERGETICA. Teaching assistant
• Computational heat and mass transfer. A.A. 2018/19, ENERGETICA. Teaching assistant
• Desalinizzazione di acqua: processi, materiali e prospettive. A.A. 2017/18, INGEGNERIA CIVILE E AMBIENTALE. Teaching assistant
• Water desalination: Processes, materials and the future. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA CIVILE E AMBIENTALE. Teaching assistant
• Water desalination: Processes, materials and the future. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA CIVILE E AMBIENTALE. Teaching assistant
• Modelling of Nanoscale heat and mass transfer phenomena. A.A. 2021/22, ENERGETICA. Teaching assistant
• Modelling of Nanoscale heat and mass transfer phenomena. A.A. 2022/23, ENERGETICA. Teaching assistant

Master of Science

• Applicazioni avanzate di fisica tecnica/Modelli e metodi numerici (modulo di Applicazioni avanzate di fisica tecnica). A.A. 2017/18, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Titolare del corso
• Applicazioni avanzate di fisica tecnica/Modelli e metodi numerici (modulo di Applicazioni avanzate di fisica tecnica). A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Titolare del corso
• Advanced engineering thermodynamics/Numerical modelling (modulo di Advanced topics of Engineering Thermodynamics). A.A. 2017/18, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Advanced engineering thermodynamics/Numerical modelling (modulo di Advanced topics of Engineering Thermodynamics). A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Applicazioni energetiche dei materiali. A.A. 2017/18, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Applicazioni energetiche dei materiali. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso

• Gruppo di Ricerca M3ES

Projects funded by competitive calls

• Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Storage Enhancement by Foams and Nanoparticles, (2019-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Nationally funded research - PRIN
• Smart by Design and Intelligent by Architecture for turbine blade fan and structural components systems, (2018-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
  UE-funded research - H2020 - Industrial Leadership – LEIT - NANOTECHNOLOGIES
• Virtual Materials Market Place (VIMMP), (2018-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
  UE-funded research - H2020 - Industrial Leadership – LEIT - NANOTECHNOLOGIES
• Oyster - Open characterisation and modelling environment to drive innovation in advanced nano-architectured and bio-inspired hard/soft interfaces, (2017-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
  UE-funded research - H2020 - Industrial Leadership – LEIT - NANOTECHNOLOGIES
• Multi-scale Composite Material Selection Platform with a Seamless Integration of Material Models and Multidisciplinary Design Framework, (2017-2020) - Responsabile Scientifico
  UE-funded research - H2020 - Industrial Leadership – LEIT - NANOTECHNOLOGIES
• Assegnazione del Contributo CRT destinato ai docenti che hanno superato il primo step di valutazione ERC senza aver ottenuto il finanziamento., (2016-2018) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Corporate-funded and donor-funded research
• European Materials Modelling Council, (2016-2019) - Responsabile Scientifico
  UE-funded research - H2020 - Industrial Leadership – LEIT - NANOTECHNOLOGIES
• MODified Cost Effective fibre based structures with imprOved Multi-functionality and Performance, (2016-2020) - Responsabile Scientifico
  UE-funded research - H2020 - Industrial Leadership – LEIT - NANOTECHNOLOGIES
• NANOfluid-based direct Solar absorption for Thermal Energy and water Purification, (2015-2017) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Corporate-funded and donor-funded research
• (NANO-BRIDGE) TRASPORTO DI CALORE E DI MASSA IN NANO-STRUTTURE MEDIANTE DINAMICA MOLECOLARE, RIDUZIONE SISTEMATICA DEI MODELLI E TERMODINAMICA DI NON-EQUILIBRIO, (2014-2017) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Nationally funded research - PRIN
• DRAPO’ - SISTEMI AUSILIARI INTEGRATI AD ALTA EFFICIENZA PER IL RECUPERO DELL’ENERGIA E LA RIDUZIONE DEI CONSUMI DI AUTOVEICOLI, (2013-2015) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Regionally funded research
• 'ARTEMIS', AUTOMOTIVE PEMFC RANGE EXTENDER WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE IMPROVED MEAS AND STACKS, (2012-2015) - Responsabile Scientifico
  UE-funded research - VII PQ - COOPERATION - Energy
• RICOPRIMENTI SUPERFICIALI NANO-INGEGNERIZZATI MEDIANTE NANOTUBI DI CARBONIO PER LO SCAMBIO TERMICO AD ALTA EFFICIENZA ENERGETICA (THERMALSKIN), (2012-2015) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Nationally funded research - FIRB
• MODELLAZIONE MICROSCOPICA E STUDIO DEI MECCANISMI DI DEGRADAZIONE DELLA MEMBRANA ELETTROLITICA E DEGLI ELETTRODI CATALIZZATORI IN CELLE PEM AD ALTA TEMPERATURA, (2010-2012) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Nationally funded research - PRIN
• THERMONANO, LOW-TEMPERATURE HEAT EXCHANGERS BASED ON THERMALLY-CONDUCTIVE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES , (2009-2012) - Responsabile Scientifico
  UE-funded research - VII PQ - COOPERATION - Energy
• ENERGRID - ENERGRID:DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A GRID INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING IN MODELING ENERGY NETWORKS BASED ON WIDESPREAD SOURCES OF HEAT AND POWER GENERATION, (2007-2011) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Regionally funded research

Projects funded by commercial contracts

• Low Salinity per applicazioni EOR: Studio di fattibilità: Analisi dei requisiti di sistema e stato dell’arte, (2016-2017) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• ANALISI TERMOFLUIDODINAMICA DI SCAMBIATORI DI CALORE MEDIANTE TECNICHE DI SIMULAZIONE NUMERICA, (2010-2011) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• REALIZZAZIONE DI UN APPARATO DI PROVA PER TUBAZIONI RESISTENTI AL FUOCO , (2009-2010) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research

• Matteo Maria Piredda. Programme in Energetica (cycle 38, 2022-in progress)
• Roberta Cappabianca. Programme in Energetica (cycle 36, 2020-in progress)
• Francesco Maria Bellussi. Programme in Energetica (cycle 35, 2019-in progress)
  Thesis: Enhanced Multiscale Modeling of Wetting Phenomena on Surfaces with Tailored Properties for Energy Devices
• Matteo Alberghini. Programme in Energetica (cycle 34, 2018-2022)
  Thesis: Heat and mass transfer in porous materials for passive energy-conversion devices
• Paolo De Angelis. Programme in Energetica (cycle 34, 2018-2022)
  Thesis: Reactive and Non-Reactive Interface Modelling for Energy Materials
  
  Innovative Energy Systems
  Heat and mass transfer
  Energy systems sustainability and optimization
  Renewable energy

His research lies in the field of energy and environmental sustainability, in particular regarding the use of renewable sources for the production of drinking water, the heat and mass transfer in energy devices, and the modeling of materials. He was team leader for numerous European (8 in H2020) and national projects. He has on-going collaborations with Argonne National Laboratory (USA), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), University of Illinois at Chicago (USA) and Imperial College (UK). He has published more than 110 articles in international journals, including Energy & Environmental Science, Science Advances and Nature Sustainability (Google Scholar statistics: citations 3357; h-index 34).

He is an international member of the Advisory Committee of the American OpenKIM project ( https://openkim.org ) for interatomic models since 2018. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Italian Union of Thermo-fluid dynamics (UIT) since 2016. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Heliyon Energy (Cell Press) since 2016. He was formerly a member of the Operational Management Board of the European Council for Material Modeling (EMMC) from 2014 to 2019.

• Cappabianca, Roberta; DE ANGELIS, Paolo; Cardellini, Annalisa; Chiavazzo, Eliodoro; ... (2022)
  Assembling Biocompatible Polymers on Gold Nanoparticles: Toward a Rational Design of Particle Shape by Molecular Dynamics. In: ACS OMEGA, vol. 7, pp. 42292-42303. ISSN 2470-1343
  Contributo su Rivista
• Bellussi, Fm; Roscioni, Om; Rossi, E; Cardellini, A; Provenzano, M; Persichetti, L; ... (2022)
  Wettability of soft PLGA surfaces predicted by experimentally augmented atomistic models. In: MRS BULLETIN, vol. 48, pp. 1-10. ISSN 0883-7694
  Contributo su Rivista
• Alberghini, Matteo; Morciano, Matteo; Giardino, Matteo; Perrucci, Francesco; Scaltrito, ... (2022)
  Textured and Rigid Capillary Materials for Passive Energy‐Conversion Devices. In: ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES. ISSN 2196-7350
  Contributo su Rivista
• Amici, J.; Asinari, P.; Ayerbe, E.; Barboux, P.; Bayle-Guillemaud, P.; Behm, R. J.; ... (2022)
  A Roadmap for Transforming Research to Invent the Batteries of the Future Designed within the European Large Scale Research Initiative BATTERY 2030+. In: ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS. ISSN 1614-6832
  Contributo su Rivista
• Alberghini, M.; Boriskina, S. V.; Asinari, P.; Fasano, M. (2022)
  Characterisation and modelling of water wicking and evaporation in capillary porous media for passive and energy-efficient applications. In: APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, vol. 208. ISSN 1359-4311
  Contributo su Rivista
• Mancardi, G.; Alberghini, M.; Aguilera-Porta, N.; Calatayud, M.; Asinari, P.; Chiavazzo, ... (2022)
  Multi-Scale Modelling of Aggregation of TiO2 Nanoparticle Suspensions in Water. In: NANOMATERIALS, vol. 12. ISSN 2079-4991
  Contributo su Rivista
• Cardellini, Annalisa; Jiménez-Àngeles, Felipe; Asinari, Pietro; Olvera de la Cruz, Monica (2021)
  A Modeling-Based Design to Engineering Protein Hydrogels with Random Copolymers. In: ACS NANO, vol. 15, pp. 16139-16148. ISSN 1936-0851
  Contributo su Rivista
• Gomes, Sil; Amorim, Mjb; Pokhrel, S; Madler, L; Fasano, M; Chiavazzo, E; Asinari, P; ... (2021)
  Machine learning and materials modelling interpretation of in vivo toxicological response to TiO2 nanoparticles library (UV and non-UV exposure). In: NANOSCALE, vol. 13, pp. 14666-14678-14678. ISSN 2040-3364
  Contributo su Rivista
• Fasano, M.; Morciano, M.; Bergamasco, L.; Chiavazzo, E.; Zampato, M.; Carminati, S.; ... (2021)
  Deep-sea reverse osmosis desalination for energy efficient low salinity enhanced oil recovery. In: APPLIED ENERGY, vol. 304. ISSN 0306-2619
  Contributo su Rivista
• De Angelis, P.; Tuninetti, M.; Bergamasco, L.; Calianno, L.; Asinari, P.; Laio, F.; ... (2021)
  Data-driven appraisal of renewable energy potentials for sustainable freshwater production in Africa. In: RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, vol. 149. ISSN 1364-0321
  Contributo su Rivista
• Cardellini, A.; Maria Bellussi, Francesco.; Rossi, E.; Chiavarini, L.; Becker, C.; Cant, ... (2021)
  Integrated molecular dynamics and experimental approach to characterize low-free-energy perfluoro-decyl-acrylate (PFDA) coated silicon. In: MATERIALS & DESIGN, vol. 208. ISSN 0264-1275
  Contributo su Rivista
• Alberghini, M.; Hong, S.; Lozano, L. M.; Korolovych, V.; Huang, Y.; Signorato, F.; ... (2021)
  Sustainable polyethylene fabrics with engineered moisture transport for passive cooling. In: NATURE SUSTAINABILITY. ISSN 2398-9629
  Contributo su Rivista
• Mohammad Nejad, S.; Srivastava, R.; Bellussi, F. M.; Chavez Thielemann, H.; Asinari, P.; ... (2021)
  Nanoscale thermal properties of carbon nanotubes/epoxy composites by atomistic simulations. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES, vol. 159. ISSN 1290-0729
  Contributo su Rivista
• Agur Sevink, G. J.; Adam Liwo, Jozef; Asinari, Pietro; Mackernan, Donal; Milano, ... (2020)
  Unfolding the prospects of computational (bio)materials modeling. In: THE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, vol. 153. ISSN 0021-9606
  Contributo su Rivista
• Morciano, Matteo; Fasano, Matteo; Boriskina, Svetlana V.; Chiavazzo, Eliodoro; Asinari, ... (2020)
  Solar passive distiller with high productivity and Marangoni effect-driven salt rejection. In: ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, vol. 13, pp. 3646-3655. ISSN 1754-5692
  Contributo su Rivista

• Dispositivo per la condensazione rigenerativa a film sottile. national and international Patent - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• Metodo e dispositivo per l'evaporazione a film sottile mediante energia solare. national and international Patent - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• Metodo e apparato per l'evaporazione in trappola cava mediante energia solare o altra radiazione diretta. national Patent - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research